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Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:15pm

Throughout the pandemic, Australians with a sniffle or other cold and flu symptoms have been encouraged to get a PCR test – a swab of their throat and the back of their nose, taken by a nurse or doctor.

This is then sent to a pathology laboratory for analysis.

So far, a total of 41.5 million COVID-19 PCR tests have been performed in Australia. Private companies that process the tests are paid a Medicare rebate of A$85 per test, up from A$28.65 at the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

Although pathology companies undoubtedly have high overhead costs, the sector has recorded massive profits as a consequence of COVID-19.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 34280 Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #1 - Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:17pm 41 million x 85 is 3.2 billion dollars thats more then the annual operating budget of qlds biggest 3 hospitals
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stunspore Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5094 Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #2 - Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:21pm There's that 16 billion slush fund that's been budgeted. And still a drop in a bucket compared to the payout to companies that didn't need jobkeeper.
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Reply #3 - Jan 5^th, 2022 at 6:07pm

Wonder how much it would have cost Australia if the borders had been closed PROPERLY in March, 2020 and Covid had been kept out of Australia?

Or, if Scotty from Marketing had done the job he was SUPPOSED to do and built proper quarantine facilities away from the major population centres nearly 2 years ago?

Even allowing for the inevitable lawsuits from the "we want the borders opened NOW!" brigade (because we need to make more $$$) I suspect the total cost wouldn't have been anywhere near 3.2 billion dollars.

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Reply #4 - Jan 5^th, 2022 at 6:16pm

Carl D wrote on Jan 5^th, 2022 at 6:07pm:

Wonder how much it would have cost Australia if the borders had been closed PROPERLY in March, 2020 and Covid had been kept out of Australia?

Or, if Scotty from Marketing had done the job he was SUPPOSED to do and built proper quarantine facilities away from the major population centres nearly 2 years ago?

Even allowing for the inevitable lawsuits from the "we want the borders opened NOW!" brigade (because we need to make more $$$) I suspect the total cost wouldn't have been anywhere near 3.2 billion dollars.

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if Scotty from Marketing

You do know that Scotty was a failure at marketing. In fact wasn't he accused of diddling the books or something?

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stunspore Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5094 Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #5 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 10:52am Strange no mention from right whingers about the poor handling of jobkeeper. That was a large transfer of public to private purses. more so than the medical expenditure of pcr testing.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48833 At my desk.	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #6 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:38am aquascoot wrote on Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:17pm: 41 million x 85 is 3.2 billion dollars thats more then the annual operating budget of qlds biggest 3 hospitals How much per life saved?
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #7 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:49am freediver wrote on Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:38am: aquascoot wrote on Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:17pm: 41 million x 85 is 3.2 billion dollars thats more then the annual operating budget of qlds biggest 3 hospitals How much per life saved? https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1639022525/373#373 We have a situation 😩
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48833 At my desk.	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #8 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:55am Code M?
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35220 Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #9 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:56am Oh my sides.
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #10 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:56am freediver wrote on Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:55am: Code M? Yes. Code M. Again 😩 I tried to bring the topic back on track but another M turned up. That M had an expletive attached to its id name.
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Karnal Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95220 Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #11 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:57am aquascoot wrote on Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:17pm: 41 million x 85 is 3.2 billion dollars thats more then the annual operating budget of qlds biggest 3 hospitals 41,000,000 x 85 = 3,485,000,000 Year 9 maths, innit.
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35220 Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #12 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:57am Lisa Jones wrote on Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:56am: freediver wrote on Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:55am: Code M? Yes. Code M. Again 😩 I tried to bring the topic back on track but another M turned up. That M had an expletive attached to its id name. FLEADRIVER! Will you think of the children?!
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Value for Money ?? Reply #13 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 12:04pm Karnal wrote on Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:57am: aquascoot wrote on Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:17pm: 41 million x 85 is 3.2 billion dollars thats more then the annual operating budget of qlds biggest 3 hospitals 41,000,000 x 85 = 3,485,000,000 Year 9 maths, innit. No. Try yr 5.
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Reply #14 - Jan 6^th, 2022 at 12:19pm

freediver wrote on Jan 6^th, 2022 at 11:38am:

aquascoot wrote on Jan 5^th, 2022 at 5:17pm:

41 million x 85 is

3.2 billion dollars

thats more then the annual operating budget of qlds biggest 3 hospitals Roll Eyes

How much per life saved?

what lives have been saved by this bizzare fetish for statistic gathering?

in the end , we are going for the herd immunity based on everyone getting it anyway.

why are they even bothering to test now?

just to employ more bean counters

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